New Beginnings is a portrait of my son using my own reference photographs, imagination, and live luna moths that we raised and studied. The use of the luna moth and rosemary is to symbolize transformation, renewal, regeneration, faith, love, remembrance, and clarity after overcoming the trials and tribulations of the pandemic. To date, this piece has been juried into the CPSA 31st International Exhibition, UKCPS Open International Exhibition, IGOR 2023 Fall Salon, the Allied Artists of America's 110th Exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art, awarded first place graphics in AAPL Inc's 2023 Spring Member's Exhibition, awarded 3rd place professional division in Color Magazine's 24th Annual Member Show, and featured on a Times Square billboard in New York. I used many layers of Prismacolor, Holbein, and Polychromos colored pencils, no solvents, and 600 hours of work from sketch to finish. My goal was to use a vibrant, saturated, and painterly style to create a magical mood.